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Vocab
Term | Definition |
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warlord | military leader who runs a government |
economy | organized way in which people produce, sell, and buy goods and services |
reform | change that tries to bring about an improvement |
monastery | religious community where monks live and work |
porcelain | type of ceramic ware that is made of fine clay and baked at high temperatures |
calligraphy | beautiful handwriting; the art of producing beautiful handwriting |
tribe | group of related families |
steppe | wide, rolling, grassy plain |
terror | violent actions that are meant to scare people into surrendering |
treason | disloyalty to the government |
census | a count number of people |
novel | long fiction story |
barbarian | uncivilized person |